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by danbolt 8y ago
A special character of the two kanji are combined into one for official document use. This has been reserved at U+32FF.
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by danbolt 8y ago
Are there any developers with Unicode experience able to comment on this? I know the character for Reiwa has been reserved but I’m unsure if programmers are familiar with Y2K-esque bugs that could happen.
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by danbolt 8y ago
In programming work I often can feel frustrated when I don’t know how to communicate a technical estimate or design nuance to a non-technical manager or stakeholder. If something such as this could be used as a to help express or explore te
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by danbolt 8y ago
This is an interesting article, but it’s worth noting that the study was on rats rather than humans.
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by danbolt 8y ago
I think left-wing creators are getting better at making compelling content on YouTube and having it as part of a discussion. Hbomberguy, Shaun, PhilosophyTube, and ContraPoints come to mind.
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Particle Wipe Generator(eevee.itch.io)
2 points by danbolt 8y ago|0 comments
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by danbolt 8y ago
Oh wow, you're totally right. I totally should have realized the distinction there. Thank you for speaking up!
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by danbolt 8y ago
Other commenters have noted that this is a provincial rather than a federal bill, but it’s also worth adding context that this was a hot topic in Canada’s 2015 federal election. [1][2] [1] https://www.cbc.ca/news/politi
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by danbolt 8y ago
It was before my time, but I really love the Commodore 64's accessibility and learning curve in certain ways. One could mess around in Basic and slowly learn programming, as well as decide to drop into 6502 and manipulate things more i
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by danbolt 8y ago
I’ve plugged the upcoming MNT Reform before, but I know you’re looking for BSD and not Debian. https://mntmn.com/reform/
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by danbolt 8y ago
I could understand saying something like this in private with an audience that understands the satire, but it strikes me as foolhardy to write/publish something like this as there’s no way of reading the room. If it’s a joke, it’s not
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by danbolt 8y ago
The 7DRL Challenge just completed this past weekend. A lot of the entries are quite small, and runs can be quite short. I think the 7-day time limit contributes to that.[1] [1] https://itch.io/jam/7drl-challenge-2019
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by danbolt 8y ago
As mentioned in the article, this is interesting for game developers that aren't allowed to run unsigned code (eg: JIT). JavaScript is very popular the programming zietgiest and likely to be a language non-programmers are exposed to vi
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by danbolt 8y ago
Kitfox Games is run by Tanya Short, who’s co-authored a book on procedural generation in games.[1] She gave a pretty interesting talk in Vancouver about how it integrates into her studio’s production methodology. A lot of Kitfox’s games emp
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by danbolt 8y ago
This would be a wonderful topic for a blog post or article, if you’re ever interested!
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Show HN: Three.js WebGL game with Phaser game logic(danbolt.itch.io)
2 points by danbolt 8y ago|0 comments
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by danbolt 8y ago
Leighton Gray gave a version of this talk at the Full Indie Summit in Vancouver in 2017. It's great to see her able to give this at GDC!
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by danbolt 8y ago
You're touching on a really interesting point that I think both C++ and JavaScript have in common. Their specifications are very general-purpose (eg: ECMAScript, ISOC++) and generally decorated with a specific runtimes and standard lib
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by danbolt 8y ago
I agree that the act of submerging oneself into C++ is really a frustration about the language. It's a lot like using APL or Brainfuck as you mention and getting into gear. Still, I wouldn't say that C++ is a "true high-level
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by danbolt 8y ago
At someone who professionally works with relatively modern C++ (eg: C++14/17) and originally learned C++98, it's not as difficult once you get into the headspace of it. I'd definitely prefer writing in OCaml every day if I co
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by danbolt 8y ago
Most C++ shops I've worked at use MSVC and Incredibuild, so yes! I think MSVC is the norm in game development, especially for PC games, but I could be wrong on that.
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by danbolt 8y ago
It's really interesting hearing about the language designs were looking at floating-point hardware as an optional feature back then. These days I barely think about its usage, and I love seeing my perspective challenged on what comes &
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by danbolt 8y ago
This is really interesting. I had no idea about 7/8 pianos but I’m certainly going to Google then up now.
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by danbolt 8y ago
I programmed some new API functions for the AI scripting language in a popular RTS game once. I think the most tedious part is exposing the game data in an intuitive/helpful way for someone in a design role. It's a bit of an odd m
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by danbolt 8y ago
In a lot of C++ game development this is a huge factor for productivity, especially since a lot of translation units may need to be touched when changing APIs. Being able to utilize an entire idle office for each .cpp file can make a big di
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by danbolt 8y ago
The article linked mentions that the benefit of education increases nonlinearly with years completed, and then suggests that it’s a signalling mechanism for attainment. I don’t entirely know if I agree with that, as I do think an undergradu
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Patatap(patatap.com)
2 points by danbolt 8y ago|0 comments
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The place I relax the most is the shower. I don't feel any pressure to think anything there and can let my mind wander. Maybe a situation like that? Such a place can be hard to find for each individual.
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I think a lot of game programmers that think this way and talk about tools and systems often don’t have a lot of artistic output themselves. That’s ultimately fine, but I think in order to be a somewhat accomplished game developer you have
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by danbolt 8y ago
Writing OCaml for a programming languages course in university. The blend of statically-typed functional programming with eager performance characteristics changed how I thought about writing computer programs. I started using C after that

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